Podasaurus: Recent Episodes
KyoryuHunter
Podasaurus is hosted by Kyoryu alongside co-hosts TimberTaft, FangirlHasNoName, and Ken. The group discusses video games, live-streaming, and entertainment in general in this bi-monthly podcast. Show is supported by Patreon.
Timber finally returns after a long hiatus to discuss One Piece, Starfield, Zelda, Legend of Dragoon, Lunar, SoulCalibur, the Nintendo Direct, and State of Play announcements plus his grandpa's love of Mexican food!
Ken and Lou are back at it again (without Timber...) to bring you the latest exciting topics like One Piece on Netflix, Horizon Forbidden West, Shotgun King, Final Fantasy XVI, Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Dragoon, and of course more Digimon but anime this time!
Ken and Lou are back and feeling the summer heat! Topics include Zelda, job hunting, EVO, Shin Ultraman, Kamen Rider, ExoPrimal, Digimon, and fun times at the pool ~
We're back after yet another break! Ken and Lou catch up on life, Digimon, Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, trains, and Olimar's preferences at home!
The not-E3 episode is here! We talk about recent game announcements including Star Ocean 2R plus thoughts on Lunar, Dragon Quest, Persona, Detroit Become Human, Final Fantasy XVI, Zelda, and how fandoms react to large changes in a series
The trio returns this week to talk about Summer Games Fest plus topics such as Tears of the Kingdom, Valkyrie Profile, final thoughts on RE4 Remake, God of War Ragnarok and more!
The trio reunites after several months apart with super fun times such as Digimon, International Visas, Zelda, Indiana Jones, 12 Minutes, and the State of Play announcements!
Ken and Lou are back in this (late) episode to deep dive into Digimon, Zelda, LEGOs, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Redfall, and more while Timber is still away fighting his coworkers in Australia!
We're back! After a month or so away, Ken and Lou return featuring topics such as the Mario Movie, Final Fantasy XVI, Xenoblade 3 DLC, Digimon, Tears of the Kingdom, and Tokusatsu parodies!
Lou and Ken return while Timber is buried under three feet of snow to bring you the hottest gaming topics such as Fatherhood, Star Ocean, Secret of Mana, Goldeneye, Tales of Phantasia, and the recent Playstation and Pokemon announcements!
Lou and Ken discuss the Nintendo Direct, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Playstation VR2, Fire Emblem Engage, and more while being serenaded by the local seagulls of Hawai'i
The trio are back for their first full-party episode of the year! Topics include MAG Fest, Bionicle, Lunar New Year, MAG, moving, Fire Emblem, The Council, Skies of Arcadia, Hi-Fi Rush, and Rasslin'!
Ken and Lou are back for the first podcast of the year with holidays tales, 2022 roundups, and expectations for the new year. Topics include fatherhood, Ratchet and Clank, Ghostwire Tokyo, Bugsnax, Crisis Core Reunion, and more!
The trio meets for the final episode of 2022 to discuss Twitch, Pokemon, PlayStation Home, Dwarf Fortress, WoW, Sonic Frontiers, Ken's time in Japan, and finally the last time they will ever discuss Resident Evil Village! New episodes coming in 2023!
This week's episode features topics such as MAGfest, Pokemon Violet, God of War Ragnarok, Limited Run Games, Resident Evil Village, Engaging in Seasonal Capitalism, and Ken's upcoming trip to Japan!
This week Ken and Lou chat about Pokemon Legends Arceus, Square Enix's text issues, a bit more in the Bayonetta 3 scandal, God of War, and The Game Awards nominees!
This late episode features the rare duo of Lou and Timber as they discuss Halloween, Zoos, Bats, Resident Evil, Vtubers, Star Ocean The Divine Force, Overwatch 2, and the fear of being perceived
Timber returns from Romania with tales of salt mine theme parks, local customs, and his inability to fit into European cars. Topics: Romania, Sting, Resident Evil Village, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Death Stranding, Voice Acting, and Overwatch 2
Team Retrosaurus member and friend of the show KrisNaga joins us for this special episode! Topics include Yakuza/Like a Dragon, Tokyo Game Show, Dad Life, National Scissoring Day, Death Stranding spoilers, Valkyrie Elysium, and Lou's thoughts on Final Fantasy XIV!
Timber's going to Romania so we let him talk about Warcraft for a bit. Topics include: Food poisoning around the world, Xenoblade 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, Death Stranding, Astrobot, and game collecting
To celebrate the 69th episode of Retrosaurus, we're joined by Fangirl after a long absence to discuss her new romance novel, Horizon Zero Dawn, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, AO3, Xenoblade, and deep cutting questions about candy bars. This episode does contain explicit language when discussing the novel, so if that's not your thing please keep that in mind before listening
This week Lou and Ken dive into this seemingly unending summer with topics such as Xenoblade 3, EVO, Yakuza 8, Kamen Rider, and Ken's "Parental Scare"!
This week's topics include Instagram dogs, Lou's new dog Rhubarb, Timber's adventure to the zoo, Kingdom Hearts, WoW, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, Kamen Rider, and Star Ocean!
Lou is away getting his puppy, leaving Timber and Ken to team up! Topics include the Royal Wii, carnivals, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, Monica, Erika, Death More, MGS, Warcraft 3, Ubisoft, and Timber's new bunny!
This week's episode focuses on the remaining not-E3 announcements from Nintendo, Square Enix, and Capcom! Topics include those presentations plus Star Ocean, Mascot work, significant spoilers for Final Fantasy VII Remake, basic story spoilers for Fire Emblem Three Hopes, and more!
It's that time of year for E3 except this year it didn't really happen? Lou and Ken break down the announcements at the E3 alternative, Summer Games Fest! Topics include SGF, The Quarry, Capcom, Final Fantasy, and more!
The Podasaurus crew is joined by AlabamaTofu, who previous guested on the Yakuza podcast, for deep chats about ROMs and emulation, wrestling, dad energy, and meme culture!
Timber's gone again so Ken and Lou have a totally normal episode that's very normal in every way. Topics include Star Ocean, Gashapon Machines, Playstation Plus changes, Specialty Soda, and listener questions!
This week's long-form audio essay about Zeno Clash by resident indie nerf Timber is bookended by Ken and Lou trying to change the subject to anything else. Topics include Kingdom Hearts revisited, Tales of Symphonia, Bland MCs in games, LEGOs, and Metal Gear Solid 3 plus listener questions!
Ken and Lou finally catch up and mostly discuss Kingdom Hearts III at great lengths in this episode. Additional topics include Book Off, Tales of Eternia, Horizon Forbidden West, and listener questions!
After two weeks, we're all pretty done with Elden Ring. Final thoughts on it plus other topics such as: Bridgerton, Morbius, Game Balance, Tales of Series, Horizon Forbidden West, Death Stranding and more!
This week's topics include Elden Ring, Timber's trip to the Grand Canyon, grinding, Stranger of Paradise, Uncharted movie, Gran Turismo 7, and modern gaming culture! Wow, somehow all three of us played the same new game that just came out!
The daring duo Lou and Ken return for a surprisingly more cohesive conversation. Topics include Lou's first time watching Harry Potter, Mega Man, TikTok, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Guardians of the Galaxy game, Pokemon, and more!
The trio return for this (very) delayed episode. Topics include Ken's Superbowl trip, Timber's COVID status, Mega Man, Infernax, Pokemon Legends Arceus, Lost Ark, and all the news we missed over the past three or so weeks!
Ken is away on Vacation so Timber and Lou take a stab at complaining about their new next-gen consoles and games. Topics include XSX/PS5, Mighty Goose, Hitman, Detroit Become Human, Halo Infinite, Game Difficulty and Open World design.
Kicking off the new year with some holiday catch-up, Star Trek, Encanto/Luca, Dead Rising and Capcom, the Hitman trilogy reboot, and Timber's musing on some indie game I've never heard of.
Lou, Timber, and Ken meet up and reminisce about the up, but mostly downs, of 2021! Topics include Linguistics, Omegla Kermit, DK, Death Stranding, Chrimbus, and viewer questions for the end of the year. See you all in 2022!
This week's special The Game Awards prediction cast includes approximately 20% TGA talk and 80%: Riverdale, Charity Stream results, Returnal, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon, Arcane, and Spectating on Timber's video releasing or getting canned.
This week, Ken, Lou, and Timber get ready for the holiday season and discuss more recent games for a change! Topics include: Card games, Unintentional ASMR, Pokemon, Metal Gear Solid 3, Emo music, Introducing Gaming to Kids
For our special 50th episode we bring you...a normal episode! Topics include Robin Williams' dramatic career shift, SpaceHey, Metroid Dread, Animal Crossing 2.0 Update, Hitman, Longboy Cutscenes, and the Internet age of gaming.
Ken and Lou team up for a slightly more serious episode focusing around returning to work, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and the positive and negatives of being a full-time content creator. Other topics include House of Ashes, Nintendo Online Expansion Pack, Animal Crossing's update, and Polygon's questionable preview of Shin Megami Tensei V.
Ken and Lou embrace the sadness of emo season and chitchat about some games. Topics include Emo month, raccoons in Japan, Yakuza news, Metroid Dread expectations, Smash's final character, and Kojima's autobiography.
Longtime friend of the show and fellow Twitch streamer Capn_K_ joins the entire Podasaurus crew for some long overdue catching up! Topics include Capn K and his content, Monster Hunter, sci-fi romance novels, and way too much more!
Ken and Timber engage in a nice, long, deep chat in this Yaktember episode. Topics include Yakuza Like a Dragon, Timber's Classist Hotel, RTS games, MH3, and Sony's recent State of Play announcements!
Timber returns from his unannounced vacation and proceeds to ruin everything. Topics this week include initial thoughts of No More Heroes III, Alpaca Stacka, Timber's PS5 impressions, and how Sony's games are ruining games as a medium. Brief Gamescom news is included for posterity.
Lou and Ken team up while Timber abandons them for a vacation. This scatterbrained episode includes chats about Star Ocean, Lou's new Sega 32X, Las Vegas weather, and thoughts on Boyfriend Dungeon!
Ken and Timber pair up for the most exciting episode to date! PS5 news, PS4 games for Timber to play, Vagrant Story, Yakuza, and the dark past of Ken's golf career steal the spotlight this week!
Timber, Ken, and Lou are back with SteamDeck news, Space Jam New Legacy spoilers, the Japanese entertainment industry and Judgment, plus some rants about Final Fantasy encompass this episode!
Hot off the heels of Nintendo most underwhelming news of the year, the trio find other ways to fill the void left by the post-E3 lull. Chats include Cruelty Squad, Chrono Cross, Mass Effect LE, FF7 Intergrade spoilers, and more!
Ken, Timber, and Lou reconvene and give their final thoughts on E3...kind of? Additional chats include Mass Effect LE, defining what is and what isn't a hamburger, and the age old question: Is Timber just Lou's echo fighter?
With E3 rapidly approaching, Lou and Ken share some predictions and hopes for the biggest gaming event in 2021! Addition chats include Adam Sessler and the return of G4, Sonic's anniversary livestream, Dragon Quest 3 Remake, and listener questions.
Lou and Ken are alone this week, so they delve into a bit of spoilery chats with Resident Evil Village, Xenoblade 2, and Final Fantasy XIV. Recent news and rumors for the Sonic announcement, Team Ninja's Final Fantasy, and recent developments in the tokusatsu fan-subbing community round out this weeks episode.
Hot off the heels of the Resident Evil Village launch, Ken and Lou do their best to not spoil the game for everyone. Topics include RE8, Tales of Berseria, Whatever Timber was talking about, and the questionable ideas Yoko Taro has for Nintendo games.
Ken, Lou, and Timber convene to discuss the recent Resident Evil Showcase, experiences with VR platforms, and their desperate need for some new games or news to come out soon because it's been a dry season.
The return of emo nostalgia, Kingdom Hearts nonsense, and the age old question of whether or not Timber has amassed a collection of Goofy lewds are all discussed and answered at great lengths. Spoilers for Final Fantasy VIII are present throughout the episode!
Ken, Lou, and Fangirl convene to discuss the upcoming closures of several PSN stores and the increased difficulty in preserving video game history. The trio also looks back on the past year with Animal Crossing in lock down and the massive insects that inhabit the Japanese countryside.
Ken is joined by his friend Perry from JapanOnFilm for a special episode to analyze and break down the game Ghost of Tsushima for PS4 including inspirations from classic Japanese samurai films and more.
In Ken's absence, Lou, Timber, and Fangirl reunite for the first time in ages. Topics include catching up with Fangirl, the pros and cons of delivery services, The Legend of Zelda series, and Lou's experience with the Team Ico games!
The trio recaps the major announcements from the Nintendo and Pokemon Directs, State of Play, and deep discussions into localization and the dangers of nostalgia. Major spoilers for several games and Disney sequels are included.
This food discussion-filled episode includes heavy discussion about 3D platformers, modern streaming styles vs retro game design, and a potential pilot for a food based show! Spoilers for Final Fantasy X and 7 Remake crop up during the episode, so you have been warned.
As general burnout begins hitting in different ways, Ken, Lou, and Timber manage to keep it together for a fun filled evening! Topics include ruined narratives, overly intrusive tutorials, and plans for Ken's Pokemon Snap machines from Block Buster circa the 1990s.
While Fangirl is away, Lou talks in excess about his growing Sonic the Hedgehog collection while Timber proclaims himself to be the PhogChamp. Topics include Capcom's new rules for co-streaming events and complaining about modern horror games once again.
Lou and Ken are joined by guest AlabamaTofu for a self-indulgent, spoiler-filled recap and reflection of Sega's Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Ken is a veteran fan of the series while Lou and Tofu are newcomers, leading to some unique perspectives and expectations for the title and the future of the series.
This week's episode see Fangirl return and Timber step aside as we discuss our goals for 2021, learning speedruns for a charity event, and how once again Donkey Kong Country 3 is just downright terrible! Slight early Yakuza and late Mandalorian spoilers in part of the episode, which are prefaced beforehand.
New theme performed by TimberTaft
And here it is, the final episode of Podsaurus of 2020! Timber, Ken, and Lou get together one last time before the holidays and answer listener questions, discuss our best and worst games on and off stream, and our goals for the future.
This week's episode touches quite a bit on the first few chapters of Yakuza: Like a Dragon in addition to Sakuna Of Rice and Rain, Twitch's hashtag debacle, and Nintendo's recent behavior with the Melee and Splatoon communities.
This week's episode dives into the first few chapters of Yakuza Like a Dragon, the deeper lore and history of Tingle from The Legend of Zelda, in addition to some early thoughts about the PS5 and VGA discussion!
This episode sees the return of Fangirl after a long break as we discuss the end of the eighth console generation. We go through out best and worst games of the generation plus some lighthearted debate about the Legend of Zelda series!
This episode dives into the current Twitch DMCA debacle for a skosh in addition to hardcore Gamer™ topics like frame rates and when the heck Cyberpunk will finally come out. The episode is most current gaming new focuses with a skosh of boomer talk about games from our youths.
Hi, y'all! Here's the latest episode for your listening pleasure. The episode will be up on all platforms on Monday. In keeping with the season, this slightly-spooky Halloween-themed episode talks about the latest next-gen news, Genshin Impact, and the current trend of Flavor of the Month multiplayer games and their station power. Additionally, we answer listener questions about our favorite horror games and media plus our plans for the holiday! Spoilers for Breath of the Wild do crop up, so be aware before diving in!
This week's episode touches on Ken's final thoughts for The Last of Us Part 2 (Spoilers!) as well as recent news such as Zenimax's acquisition by Microsoft and news straight out of the Tokyo Game Show!
Ken and Lou are back with hot takes on the closest we'll get to E3 this year. Topics include the XBOX Series X and S, the PS5 reveals, and Nintendo's Mini-Directs from the past few weeks. Additionally we use this time to touch upon the massive changes modern gaming has underwent in the past decade, plus the games we're excited about in the coming year or so!
The original trio reunite to catch up on the past month of bullheckery that's gone on in Louie's absence. Rants include Ubisoft and Burger King's nonsense on Twitch in addition to gushing over retro games.
Fangirl and Kyoryu are M.I.A. once again (they'll be back next time!), so Ken and Timber talk about some stuff and also some things. Topic range from the longevity of Fall Guys to the latest Nintendo Nindies presentation and more!
Fangirl and Louie are absent this week, but Ken and Timber finally get the long-awaited one on one we've all been waiting for! Topics include Paper Mario and the Origami King, Outer Wilds, Visuals Novels, the Microsoft Press Conference, and more.
Timber is out again but we hold down the fort with talks about retro games, Ghosts of Tsushima, XBOX Showcase speculation, Nintendo Direct Mini announcements, and the questionable shape of the N64 controller.
This hefty episode includes more retro discussion about DK64 and Banjo-Kazooie in addition to Ken's thoughts on Catherine: Full Body! We touch upon the fan backlash and harassment of voice actors in recent games as well as the allegations surrounding the Smash and EVO communities and events. Fear not, it's not all negative! We learn the origins of Timber's hit single "The Gary Oak Rap"!
This episode of Podasaurus marks the first time we've had all four of us on at the same time! This episode is Timber-heavy as he fills us in on what's been going on the past month or so during his recovery. We talk about the PS5 reveal lineup, various RPG games, and a heated debate on the quality of Donkey Kong 64. Hope you enjoy it!
Ken, Lou, and Fangirl take a nostalgia trip back to the mid-2000s where the Crazy Frog ruled the flip phone ringtone market! We talk about Sony's PS5 reveal conference, new releases such as Xenoblade Chronicles and Phantasy Star Online, game reveals and rumors and more! Additionally, Fangirl officially joins the Podcast as a full time member starting this episode!
We're back to our usual style featuring our semi-frequent guest, FangirlHasNoName, who is filling in for Timber as he recovers from surgery. In this episode we discuss speedruns, writing, games we've been playing, the benefits of floornaps, and the surprising number of adult shops in rural Missouri!
Here is out first single-game oriented spoilercast for Podasaurus! Ken and I talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake in detail and give our thoughts, interpretations, and opinions on the game as a whole and where we think they will go next with the Remake saga. Naturally there are heavy spoilers for the entire game start to finish so keep that in mind before listening! Let us know what you think as we'd like to do more of these single-game focused episodes in the future, be it new or older games.
Main game topic: Persona 5 Royal (heavy spoilers)
After a month away, the trio returns to catch up and talk about what they've been doing to pass the time during quarantine. Timber talks a skosh more about his The Witcher project before Ken spoils all of Persona 5 Royal and Lou takes the chance to complain about Atlus again.
Look forward to as special Podasaurus spoilercast featuring Final Fantasy VII Remake with Ken and Lou next week!
In this episode of Podasaurus, Ken and Lou talk extensively about Resident Evil 3 Remake (as Ken actually finished it!) and a skosh about Final Fantasy VII Remake. Timber chimes in with some anecdotes about The Witcher some more before we head into listener questions!
We're back with updated impressions of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, discussions of Anime and Game adaptations, Man of Medan and Until Dawn spoilers, convincing Timber to be a speedrunner, and a few listener questions!
Warning! There are light spoilers for the first part of Man of Medan and then heavy spoilers for Until Dawn.
This weeks episode is brought to you remotely in Timber's basement! The trio discuss their early thoughts on the newly released Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch and the Resident Evil 3 demo. We touch on the Sony PS5 Technical Reveal presentation briefly before answering questions from Discord members!
We're back with a slightly new format and a tighter focus for conversations. Let us know what you think of the new format! Topics and video will touch on spoilers for the following games: - Final Fantasy VII Remake - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX - Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate - Pathologic 2 - World of Horror - Ode to a Moon
This week's scatterbrained episode is chock-full of a lengthy tangent about Bionicle LEGO sets and thoughts on nostalgic games from our childhoods.
In this high-octane, energized episode we make Timber take the reins and guide us through exciting topics such as Warcraft 3 Reforged, Kingdom Hearts 3 RE:Mind, and general malaise and tiredness associated with existence!
FangirlHasNoName (aka Skymom) has returned to keep us company while Timber is away. We catch up with her, chat about games, goals for 2020, and answer listener questions!
In today's episode we discuss Pokemon Sword and Shield, FMV games, and answer listener questions! Spoiler warning for the new Pokemon games and Star Wars Fallen Order!
We're back! Kyoryu, Timber, and Ken return after a long break to bring you season two of the wildly popular Podasaurus! In today's episode we discuss video games, life updates, and spoilers for Star Trek: The Next Generation!